Washing-machine.



S. J. GOFF.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION m50 luNE 4.1914.

SAMUEL J. GOFF, OF DALLAS, IOWA'.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Application'led June 4. 1914.

To aZZ'w/i omzmai/ Concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. Gom, a citizenof the United States, and resident yof Dallas, in the county of Marionand State of Iowa, have inventeda certain newiand usefullashing-Machine, of which the following is a specification;

The .object of my'inventionis to provide afwashing machine of simple,durable and inexpensive construction,'in which a clothes holding devicewithin the tub is swung or reciprocated.

More particularly it isfmy'object to providesucli-a device havingan-agitating devicev of the kind mentioned of extremely simple andinexpensive construction,y and in-Y cluding a clamping bar` forv holdingthe clothes'against the portion of the agitating` device within'the tub,and having also suitable simple means for controlling the clamping ba-rfrom a point outside the tub.

Still a further object is to provide such a controlling device mountedon and adapted tomove with the movable parts of 'a ma# chine,l so vthatthe whole yagitatingy device has a minimum number of friction pointson'the body of the machine.

Myinvention consists in certain-details, in the construction,combination. and `arrangement of the: various parts of the device,whereby the objects contemplated are attained, ashereinafter morelfullynset forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a washing` machine, embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 shows a vertical, transverse, sectional view throughthe same; Fig. 3 shows a top or plan view of the machine. Fig. 4 shows ahorizontal, sectional view, taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5is a horizontal, sectional view, taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. Gis a detail, sectional view, taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2, and showsthe manner in which the oscillating member is pivoted to the covermember.

In the accompanying drawing, I have used the reference numeral 10 toindicate the body of an ordinary washing machine tub, resting uponsupporting legs 11, having an ordinary hinged cover 12. The agitator ofmy improved washing machine is of the type which is pivoted in the coverand adapted to swing in the interior of the tub on its pivotal point.The agitator, which is indicated generally by the reference character A,is a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

Serial No. 843,097.

U shaped device having the horizontal member 13 within the interior ofthe tub, and the parallel upwardly extending arms 14, ex-

tending upwardly through the tub cover to` points spaced above the tubcover.

Theagitator is pivotally mounted in the following manner: In the upperVsurface tub cover is a transverse groove, in=which is received a rod15, having loops 16 formed at its ends receiving the upright members 14which are fixed in said loops to permit thev agitator Ak to swing to andfro inthe tub 10' when the shaft 15 rocks. Mountedion the upper surfaceofthe cover 12`and adapted to cover thegr'oove which receives the rod15, is suitable plate 17 having slots 17a there into'permit propermovement of the parts.v

Itwill be understood that any suitable means lfor pivoting the agitatorinthe movable cover may be employed.V

Formed on the upper ends of the members 14V'V are loopsslS. Extendedthrough the loops l18 is one member 19 of the agitator controllingdevice, theother sides of which are yindicated generally by thereference characters 20 and 21.

The handle is preferably substantially rectangularas shown, orotherwisevformed sothat theportion 20is of suchlength'as to allow. theoperatorfto use the'machine from a. choice of positions.` On the member20 may befa'suitable roller 20@ to give abetterhand hold. Slidablymounted onthe members14, in the yinterior, of the tub 10,'is a clampingbar 24. Secured 'to the clamping barf21, approximately at the middlethere-- of, is an upwardly extending rod 25, extending `through thecoverf12 `to a'point Zabove the same. The lower surface of the cover 12is provided with suitable slots 26 to permit the swinging motion of themembers 14 and 25. Pivoted to one of the upright members 14, above thecover 12, is a lever 27, which extends adjacent to and beyond the othermember 14 and is pivoted to the upper end of the member 25. The lastmentioned member 14 is provided with a plurality of notches 28 and apawl 29 is pivotally secured to the member 27 and designed toselectively engage the notches 2S to hold the members 24, 25 and 27against upward movement. The lever 27 is preferably composed of parallelmembers, slightly spaced from each other, as shown in Fig. 4, saidmembers being pivoted at one end to one of the upright members 14 andreceiving between them at their other end the other member 14. rllheportions of the lever 27 which extend beyond the last mentioned member14 are brought together and form a handle 30.

In the practical operation of my improved washing machine the clampingmember 24 is raised by means of the member 25 and lever 27 and theclothes are placed between the agitator member .13 and the clampingmember 24k and the clamping member is pressed toward the member 13,against the clothes. When Ythe member 24 is. pressed tightly against theclothes, the pawl 29 is moved to engage the upper notch 28 and theclothes then are clamped lirmly in position. It will be seen that themember 241C may be clamped in various positions, as`

shown for instance by the dotted lines and by the full lines in Fig. 2,for holding different quantities of clothesor other articles to bewashed.

The advantages of a construction such as that shown in my drawing arenumero-us. Theparts are of comparatively simple and inexpensiveconstruction; the agitator device is mounted to swing readily and easilyin the. tub cover and the clamping bar fastening means is so mounted andarranged on the agitator device that it is not necessary to secure it inany direct way to the tub body or cover, whereby 1 have been able toproduce a machine having the fewest points of contact and therefore thefewest points of friction possible on the tub body or cover. @n accountof the use of the rectangular member, comprising the members 19, 20 and21, I am enabled to secure a rigid construction for properly bracing andspacing the upper ends of the members 14 and giving av handle which maybe operated from a Variety of positions.

It will be understood that some changes may be made in the details ofthe construction of my machine, without departing from its essentialfeatures, and it is my intent to cover by this application any suchchanges which may be included within the scope of the following claims.

l. claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described, a tub body, a hinged coverthereon, an agitating device comprising a shaft rotatably mounted in thecover, a horizontal member within the tub body and upright members fixedto said shaft and adapted totilt when the shaft is rocked, means forimparting re ciprocatory motion to the upper ends of said uprightmembers, a clamp slidably mounted on said upright members within thetub, av

rod pivoted to said clamp and extended up- Y wardly through the cover,alever pivoted at one end to one upright member above the cover, meanson the other end of said lever for engaging the other upright member atdifferent points thereon for locking the lever against upward movement.

2. In a device of the class described, a tub body, a hinged coverthereon, an agitating device comprising a shaft rotatably mounted in thecover, a horizontal member within the tub body and upright members iixedto said shaft and adapted to tilt when the shaft is rocked, means forimparting reciprocatory motion to the upper ends kof said uprightmembers, a clamping bar slidably mounted on said vupright members withlin the tub, a .rod secured to said clamping bar and slidably mounted inthe tub cover, means mounted on one of the upright members for raisingand lowering said clamping bar, and means on said last mentioned meansfor engaging the other upright member at different points thereon forpreventing upward movement of said clamping bar.

Des Moines, Iowa, April 22, 1914. Y

SAMUEL J. GOFF. Witnesses:

rUY MCCoY, R. C. GOFF.

Copies of this patent may be obtained `for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

